Emmanuel Macron’s remarks that Russia should not be “humiliated” have generated a wave of criticism in Ukraine and its neighboring countries. The most recent was that of Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, who said that Russian President Vladimir Putin can “save face” if he decides to “Send your forces, which are in a foreign country, back to Russia.”
In a press conference in the United Kingdom quoted by The Guardian, Kaja Kallas also does not understand why the French president continues to speak with his Russian counterpart. “I don’t see the point of talking to him [Vladimir Putin] if we want to send the message that he is isolated and the message that he will not go unpunished and will be held accountable for all the crimes committed,” said the Estonian chief executive.
Macron says Putin made a ‘historical and fundamental mistake’
In addition, the question of whether to reach a ceasefire also “concerns” the Estonian prime minister. “A ceasefire does not mean that the atrocities will end in the occupied territories”, he warns, noting that the international community has already “made this mistake three times: in Georgia, in Donbass and in Crimea”. “We can’t make that mistake again.”
On the sanctions applied by the European Union, Kaja Kallas believes that European unity As far as the Russian invasion of Ukraine is concerned, it could be difficult due to the impact of inflation. “We are at a point where the sanctions are starting to hurt us,” he says, explaining that at first “the sanctions were just difficult for Russia,” but now a point is being reached where “the sanctions are painful” for the Member States. .
The problem is the pain we are willing to endure. Unit [na UE] it is very difficult to maintain. It is getting more and more difficult due to the higher level of inflation and energy prices”, stressed the Estonian Prime Minister.
Kaja Kallas admits that “some European countries do not have a history” that allows them to understand the threat that Russia symbolizes, something that cuts across the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. This is the reason why some EU member states may manifest different “values”.
The Estonian government falls. PM ends coalition with Putin-linked party
In the last days, the Estonian government fell on the initiative of the prime minister herself. At stake is the fact that the government’s coalition partner has ties to Vladimir Putin’s party. “The security situation in Europe does not give me any chance to further cooperate with the Center party, which is unable to put the interests of Estonia before those of the parties,” said Kaja Kallas.
Source: Observadora
